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MotoGP has been known to have somewhat of a cut-throat reputation with riders who do not make headlines from the start. As such, many talented riders have their time in the premier class cruelly cut short. But every once in a while, there comes a competitor who through sheer grit, remains against the odds. One…

Amid the hype of the new season, and most of the talk which has been about the chances of the Yamaha and Ducati riders, one rider has gone almost unmentioned, despite having more to prove, than most, this season. Italian rider, Andrea Iannone, joined the Suzuki team over the winter break after two difficult seasons…

The long, dark winter is finally drawing to a close. In just ten days’ time the sounds of highly stressed engines, tuned to within an inch of their lives will echo back into life as pre-season testing returns. In preparation of this, two of the factory manufacturers (Yamaha and Ducati) publicly launched their challengers for…

It will be champion and former champion at Repsol-Honda this weekend as American rider, Nicky Hayden, makes a return to the factory team. MotoGP Race Starts: 217, Race Wins: 3, Podiums: 53, World Championships: 1 The circumstances are obviously not ideal – Dani Pedrosa’s collarbone injury has not improved enough to pass him fit in…

MotoGP is set for an intake of fresh talent for the 2017 season, with four riders being given the chance to step up from it’s primary feeder series – Moto2. Johann Zarco – Tech3-Yamaha Age: 26, Race starts: 134, Wins: 14, Podiums: 38, Pole-Positions: 16 Arriving in the premier class the smooth talking, smooth riding, Frenchman…

In recent rounds of this year’s MotoGP World Championship, the trend for factory-powered domination has been firmly bucked. Jack Miller’s maiden victory at the TT Assen circuit on board a privateer bike, supported by podium finishes for Scott Redding and Cal Crutchlow – the latter at the recent German Grand-Prix – serve to prove that…

Following the incredible races at Laguna Seca this weekend just gone in the latest round of the FIM World Superbike Championship, I once again found myself waxing lyrical to a friend about how incredible this racing series is… Now unfortunately he’s more of a car racing enthusiast and as such, had been left more than…